29 January 2023 — Registration for summer 2023 Scouts BSA programs is now open! Visit campworkcoeman.org/2023 for full details. Additional info will be added in the coming weeks.
4 December 2022 — A variety of day and weekend Scouting programs are planned for this winter and spring at Camp Workcoeman. These activities include both Scouts BSA and Cub Scout events as well as adult Scouter training opportunities.
The Charter Oak District Klondike Derby is a “traditional” derby, tests all the skills a Scout is learning, and is unique in Connecticut. The purpose of the Klondike Derby is to develop patrol teamwork through an intensive orienteering and camping competition. Patrols pull Alaskan type sledges containing all their equipment to stations or “town” located in the woods. The patrols are required to plot course headings and directions to locate specific towns in a given order. They must then choose how best to get to them. Patrols will earn points based on total elapsed course time a patrol requires to reach five Klondike towns (stations), and the total number of nuggets awarded to the patrol by the mayor of each town for skills demonstrated.
We will run both a day and overnight course this year. The day course is a one-day event for patrols without winter tent camping experience and those patrols with fewer map and compass skills. The overnight course is for patrols experienced in orienteering skills and familiar with winter tent camping.
Webelos dens are invited to participate in the Day Course. Webelos cannot compete or be placed in Scouts BSA patrols.
See the Leader Guide (below) for full event details (including information on the required preparation meeting).
Time: Starting times will be 8:30, 9:00, 9:30 and 10:00 AM on Saturday. The Day Course finishes at 3:30 PM on Saturday while the Overnight Course ends at 11:30 AM on Sunday.
Fee: $10 per Scout
Contact: Ted Sanford, [email protected]
2023 Charter Oak District Klondike Derby Leader Guide Register for Charter Oak District Klondike Derby
This Program is meant to provide Scouts with the opportunity to earn at least a portion of a merit badge that relates to being outdoors during the winter. Information about any requirements needing to be done outside of the merit badge class will be provided in advance.
Check-in starts at 8:30 AM, with closing at 4:30 PM. Lunch will be provided.
Badges include: Fishing (Ice Fishing), Geocaching, Search and Rescue, Skating (Ice Skating), and Snow Sports
Ice skates must be brought by those participating in Skating Merit Badge.
Cost: $45
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
This Program is meant to provide Scouts with the opportunity to earn at least a portion of a merit badge that relates to crafts and trades. Information about any requirements needing to be done outside of the merit badge class will be provided in advance.
Check-in starts at 8:30 AM, with closing at 4:30 PM. Lunch will be provided.
Badges include: Architecture, Basketry, Metalwork, Plumbing, and Surveying
Cost: $45
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $75 per Scout for two-day programs; $45 per Scout for one-day programs.
Adult Cost: $20 per Adult for two-day programs; $10 per Adult for one-day programs.
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Scouts will participate in Cooking Merit Badge, with particular emphasis on the “Patrol cooking” and “trail cooking” elements. Scouts will complete the “home cooking” elements at home and provide photos and menus afterwards. This program will include a meeting conducted remotely during the week beforehand. The price includes all food costs and materials.
Recommended for Second Class Scouts and above.
Scouts are welcome to camp overnight with their family or Troop (with adult leadership); a campsite must be reserved separately.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $90 per Scout
Adult Cost: $30 per Adult
Contact: Daron Colgan, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
This course is open to both youth and adults, and, through it, participants will earn SCUBA certification, with Scouts earning SCUBA Diving Merit Badge as well. This program includes all meals and materials.
Participants will be contacted by the Connecticut Scuba Academy beforehand with information on medical forms, pre-learning, and more. Participants can either come for the day or stay overnight; evening activities will be available for those staying overnight.
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM each day
Cost: $375 per participant
Camp Workcoeman Contact: Lou Seiser, [email protected]
CT Scuba Academy Contact: Tom Monturi, [email protected]
See the NYLT page for more information.
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is the BSA’s premier youth leadership development program at the Council level. It’s an exciting 6-day program designed for youth to learn leadership skills that will help them succeed in Scouting and in life.
Time: 3:30 PM, Sunday, July 9 – 1:00 PM, Saturday, July 15
Cost: $350 per Scout
Contact: Jeff Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $75 per Scout for two-day programs; $45 per Scout for one-day programs.
Adult Cost: $20 per Adult for two-day programs; $10 per Adult for one-day programs.
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Scouts will participate in Fly Fishing Merit Badge, which includes learning how to cast, tie flies, gut and cook a fish, and much more. Program includes lunch and equipment.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Scout Cost: $45 per Scout
Adult Cost: $10 per Adult
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $75 per Scout for two-day programs; $45 per Scout for one-day programs.
Adult Cost: $20 per Adult for two-day programs; $10 per Adult for one-day programs.
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Scouts will participate in Cooking Merit Badge, with particular emphasis on the “Patrol cooking” and “trail cooking” elements. Scouts will complete the “home cooking” elements at home and provide photos and menus afterwards. This program will include a meeting conducted remotely during the week beforehand. The price includes all food costs and materials.
Recommended for Second Class Scouts and above.
Scouts are welcome to camp overnight with their family or Troop (with adult leadership); a campsite must be reserved separately.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $90 per Scout
Adult Cost: $30 per Adult
Contact: Daron Colgan, [email protected]
See the Powder Horn page for more information.
Powder Horn is a course designed to introduce Scouting’s adults and youth to resources for making exciting high-adventure programs successful for their units. The course provides units the ability to achieve the mission of the Boy Scouts of America.
All Scouts 14 and up as well as Scouters from any council are invited to attend this dynamic program!
Time: 11:00 AM, Sunday, July 30 – 4:00 PM, Friday, August 4
Cost: $350 per participant
Contact: Jeff Seiser, [email protected]
Powder Horn High-Adventure Resource Management Course Flier Register for Powder Horn High-Adventure Resource Management Course
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM each day
Scout Cost: $75 per Scout for two-day programs; $45 per Scout for one-day programs.
Adult Cost: $20 per Adult for two-day programs; $10 per Adult for one-day programs.
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
This course is open to both youth and adults, and, through it, participants will earn SCUBA certification, with Scouts earning SCUBA Diving Merit Badge as well. This program includes all meals and materials.
Participants will be contacted by the Connecticut Scuba Academy beforehand with information on medical forms, pre-learning, and more. Participants can either come for the day or stay overnight; evening activities will be available for those staying overnight.
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM each day
Cost: $375 per participant
Camp Workcoeman Contact: Lou Seiser, [email protected]
CT Scuba Academy Contact: Tom Monturi, [email protected]
See the Scouts BSA Summer Programs page for more information.
Scouts will participate in Fly Fishing Merit Badge, which includes learning how to cast, tie flies, gut and cook a fish, and much more. Program includes lunch and equipment.
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Scout Cost: $45 per Scout
Adult Cost: $10 per Adult
Contact: Jeffrey Seiser, [email protected]
Camp Workcoeman is located in the hills of northwest Connecticut in scenic New Hartford and Barkhamsted. The camp consists of approximately 427 acres on the shore of beautiful West Hill Pond, possibly the cleanest in Connecticut.
Established in 1924, it is one of the oldest continuously operated Scout camps in the country. For 99 years, thousands of Scouts and Scouters have had unforgettable Scouting experiences at Camp Workcoeman. This fine tradition of Scouting continues today.